Question

What is geographia? Who was the first person to compile a book of maps?

Answer 1

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• The first Greek to draw a world map using the assumption of a spherical earth was Eratosthenes.
• Ptolomey first drew maps of the world using latitudes and longitudes and conic projection. In 150 AD he produced a six-volume atlas called Geographia containing several maps of the world known during his time.

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Answer 2

ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀᴀᴡ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴍᴀᴘ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀssᴜᴍᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀ sᴘʜᴇʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴡᴀs ᴇʀᴀᴛᴏsᴛʜᴇɴᴇs. ᴘᴛᴏʟᴏᴍᴇʏ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴅʀᴇᴡ ᴍᴀᴘs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴜsɪɴɢ ʟᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏɴɢɪᴛᴜᴅᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴɪᴄ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ɪɴ 150 ᴀᴅ ʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴀ sɪx-ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ ᴀᴛʟᴀs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ɢᴇᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴍᴀᴘs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴛɪᴍᴇ.

ᴄʟᴀᴜᴅɪᴜs ᴘᴛᴏʟᴇᴍʏ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘɪʟᴇ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴘs.